Little bits of information are leaking out over time. I don't think his attendance at Black Hat was publicly known before this week?

I don't think it's surprising that MI6 / GCHQ CESG / NSA / etc send people to conferences like Black Hat.

The article is dated "04 MAY 12" and shows no mention that it has been updated.

True. New info there.

It was a weird story when details first emerged, too: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1311214/Detectives-b...

How can their be new info given that this article is dated May 4th, 2012?!

http is insecure. The NSA is tapping into your communication and changing the date to trick you into thinking there's no new info.

The article is dated May 2012... That counts as 'before this week' in my book.